EATING AND SURFING:

Snacking while hacking on your...

February 25, 1997

EATING AND SURFING: Snacking while hacking on your computer can prove hazardous. Ninety-three percent of respondents to a survey conducted by the Snack Food Association admit they've substituted munchables for meals. Snacks also can cripple keyboards and gum up disk drives.

TRUTH IN LABELING: Sorry, chocolate lovers, that Reese's Peanut Butter Cup really does have 190 calories and 10 grams of fat. The government went on a shopping spree to see if we can trust labels that tell how much fat and calories are in every food. The Food and Drug Administration says labels proved accurate 91 percent of the time.

DRINK YOUR ORANGE JUICE: After controlling for other variables that might affect blood pressure, Colorado State University researchers have found that the higher the vitamin C level in a person's blood, the lower the blood pressure. In addition, the more vitamin C, the higher the beneficial HDL-cholesterol level and the lower the artery-clogging LDL.